These are the release notes for the NVIDIA Quantum™ firmware. This firmware complements the NVIDIA Quantum switch with a set of advanced features, allowing easy and remote management of the switch.
This firmware supports the following protocols:
InfiniBand—SDR, QDR, FDR EDR, HDR
This firmware supports the devices listed in the table below:
|
Model Number |
Description |
|
MQM8790 |
NVIDIA Quantum 40-port Non-blocking Externally Managed HDR 200Gb/s InfiniBand Smart Switch |
This firmware version has been validated to work against platforms with the following firmware and software versions.
|
HCA/Switch |
Firmware Version |
|
NVIDIA Quantum |
27.2012.1010 |
|
Switch-IB 2 |
15.2010.5002 |
|
ConnectX®-7 |
28.37.1014 |
|
ConnectX-6 |
20.37.1014 |
|
ConnectX-5 |
16.35.2000 |
|
ConnectX-4 |
12.28.2006 |
|
Connect-IB® |
10.16.1200 |
|
Minimal MFT version |
4.23.0-102 |
The minimal required ConnectX-6 firmware version is 20.25.1532.
NVIDIA does not support InfiniBand cables or modules not qualified or approved by NVIDIA.
Switch and HCAs InfiniBand Cable Connectivity Matrix
NVIDIA Quantum™ based switches and NVIDIA® ConnectX®-6 HCAs support HDR (PAM4, 50Gb/s per lane) and EDR (NRZ, 25Gb/s per lane) technologies. As the ConnectX adapter cards are identified by their maximum supported throughput (e.g. ConnectX-6 VPI 100Gb/s card can support either 2-lanes of 50Gb/s or 4-lanes of 25Gb/s), the exact connectivity will be determined by the cable that is being used.
As a reference:
|
Speed Mode |
Speed Supported |
Number of Lanes Used |
|
HDR |
200Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 50Gb/s |
|
HDR100 |
100Gb/s InfiniBand |
2 lanes of 50Gb/s |
|
EDR |
100Gb/s InfiniBand |
4 lanes of 25Gb/s |
|
FDR |
56Gb/s |
4 lanes of 14Gb/s |
The following tables present the connectivity matrix, between NVIDIA Quantum based switches, ConnectX-6 HCA, and the cables.
Switch-to-Switch Connectivity
|
Switch |
Switch |
Cable |
|||||
|
H cable DAC |
H cable AOC |
HDR DAC |
HDR AOC |
EDR DAC/AOC |
FDR DAC/AOC |
||
|
NVIDIA Quantum™ |
NVIDIA Quantum |
No such cable |
HDR100 |
HDR |
HDR |
EDR |
N/A |
|
NVIDIA Quantum |
NVIDIA® Switch-IB®/Switch-IB 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
|
NVIDIA Quantum |
NVIDIA® SWITCHX®-2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
HCA-to-Switch Connectivity Matrix
|
Adapter |
Switch |
Cable |
|||||||
|
Y cable DAC/AOC |
HDR DAC |
HDR AOC |
HDR100 DAC/AOC (Copper Cables Only) |
EDR DAC |
EDR AOC |
FDR DAC/AOC |
|||
|
ConnectX-6 200Gb/s |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
NDR Switch |
N/A |
2 × HDR |
2 × HDR |
4 × HDR100 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ConnectX-6 100Gb/s |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
N/A |
2 × EDR |
N/A |
4 × HDR100 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
ConnectX-4/ ConnectX-5 |
NVIDIA Quantum-2 |
N/A |
2 × EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
ConnectX-6 200Gb/s |
NVIDIA Quantum |
HDR Switch |
HDR100 |
HDR |
HDR |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
|
ConnectX-6 100Gb/s |
NVIDIA Quantum |
HDR100 |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
|
|
ConnectX-4/ ConnectX-5 |
NVIDIA Quantum |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
FDR |
|
|
ConnectX-3/ ConnectX-3 Pro |
NVIDIA Quantum |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDRa |
FDRa |
|
|
ConnectX-6 |
Switch-IB/ Switch-IB 2 |
EDR Switch |
N/A |
EDR |
N/A |
N/A |
EDR |
EDR |
N/A |
|
ConnectX-6 |
SWITCHX-2 |
FDR Switch |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
FDR |
a. Connectivity between NVIDIA Quantum and ConnectX-3 and ConnectX-3 Pro is not supported when using ports #27-34.
Supported Link Speed
The table below lists the current supported link speed.
|
Speed |
Cable |
Cable Length [meters] |
Limitations |
|
SDR |
Optical |
Up to 100 |
|
|
Copper |
Up to 2 |
||
|
FDR |
Optical |
3/10/15/100 |
Using FDR speed #27–#34, may cause link on the ports to go down. |
|
Copper |
Up to 3 |
||
|
EDR |
Optical |
Up to 100 |
|
|
Copper |
Up to 3 |
||
|
HDR |
Optical |
Up to 100 |
HDR optical cables support only EDR & HDR speed. Thus, when mask is configured to HDR, the link is not raised when connecting to EDR devices. |
|
Copper |
Up to 2 |
Validated and Supported HDR Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
HDR |
MMS1W50-HM |
NVIDIA transceiver, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, MPO, 1310nm, FR4. |
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
HDR |
MCP1650-H001E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP28, PVC, 1m, white pultab, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP1650-H002E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 2M, black pultab, 26AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP1650-H00AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, 0.5M, black pultab, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H001R30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored pulltabs, 1m, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H01AR30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 1.5m, 30AWG |
|
HDR |
MCP7H50-H002R26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, colored, 2m, 26AWG |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H003E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H005E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 5m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H010E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 10m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H100E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 100m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S50-H0xxE |
NVIDIA Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 200Gb/s to 2x100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, up to 30m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S90-H003E |
NVIDIA Active Fiber Splitter cable, IB HDR, 2x200Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, 2xQSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, LSZH, 3m |
|
HDR |
MCA7J50-H003R* |
NVIDIA Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 3m, colored |
|
HDR |
MCA7J50-H004R* |
NVIDIA Active Copper Hybrid cable, IB HDR 200Gb/s to 2xHDR100 100Gb/s, QSFP56 to 2xQSFP56, 4m, colored |
|
HDR |
MCA1J00-H003E* |
NVIDIA Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 3m, yellow pulltab |
|
HDR |
MCA1J00-H004E* |
NVIDIA Active Copper cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, 4m, yellow pulltab |
|
HDR |
MMA1T00-HS |
NVIDIA transceiver, HDR, QSFP56, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H130E |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 130m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H003-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H005-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 5m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H010-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 10m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H015-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 15m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H020-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 20m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H030-LL |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, low latency, 30m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 2m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y60-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 1.5m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H001 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H002 |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 2m |
|
HDR |
MCP7Y70-H01A |
NVIDIA passive copper splitter cable, IB twin port HDR 400Gb/s to 4x100Gb/s, OSFP to 4xQSFP56, 1.5m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H003 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H005 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 5m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H010 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 10m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H015 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 15m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H020 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 20m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H030 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 30m |
|
HDR |
MFA7U10-H050 |
NVIDIA AOC splitter, IB twin port HDR, 400Gb/s to 2x200Gb/s, OSFP to 2xQSFP56, 50m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H003V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 3m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H005V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 5m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H010V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 10m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H015V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 15m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H020V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 20m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H030V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 30m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H050V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 50m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H100V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 100m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H130V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 130m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H150E |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 150m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H150V |
NVIDIA active optical cable, up to 200Gb/s IB HDR, QSFP56, 150m |
|
HDR |
MFS1S00-H200E |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB HDR, up to 200Gb/s, QSFP56, LSZH, black pulltab, 200m |
HDR links raise with RS_FEC.
*These cables were approved for switch-to-switch connectivity. For switch-to-host connectivity there may be some issues. See Known Issue 2073222/1959529 (see .Known Issues v27.2010.1202)
Validated and Supported EDR Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN |
Description |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E001 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E001E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1m, Black, 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E002 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2m 28AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E002E30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 2m, Black, 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E003 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m 26AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E003E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 3m, Black, 26AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E004E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 4m, Black, 26AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E005E26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 5m, Black, 26AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E00A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 0.5m 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E00AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 0.5m, Black, 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E00BE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 0.75m, Black, 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E01A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1.5m 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E01AE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1.5m, Black, 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E01BE30 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 1.25m, Black, 30AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E02A |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 2.5m 26AWG |
|
EDR |
MCP1600-E02AE26 |
NVIDIA Passive Copper cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, 2.5m, Black, 26AWG |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E001 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 1m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E003 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E005 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 5m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E010 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 10m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E015 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 15m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E020 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 20m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E030 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 30m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E050 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 50m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E100 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 100m |
|
EDR |
MMA1B00-E100 |
NVIDIA transceiver, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP28, MPO, 850nm, SR4, up to 100m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E003-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 3m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E005-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 5m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E010-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 10m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E015-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 15m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E020-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 20m |
|
EDR |
MFA1A00-E030-TG |
NVIDIA customized active fiber cable, IB EDR, up to 100Gb/s, QSFP, LSZH, 30m |
|
EDR |
MMA1L10-CR |
NVIDIA Optical Transceiver, 100GbE, 100Gb/s, QSFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, LR4 up to 10km |
|
EDR |
MMA1L30-CM |
NVIDIA Optical Module, 100GbE, 100Gb/s, QSFP28, LC-LC, 1310nm, CWDM4, up to 2km *Supported in cable hardware generations 1 and 2. |
|
EDR |
MMS1C10-CM |
NVIDIA Active Optical Module, 100Gb/s, QSFP, MPO, 1310nm, PSM4, up to 500m |
Validated and Supported FDR Cables
|
Speed |
Cable OPN # |
Description |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-003 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 3m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-005 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 5m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-010 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 10m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-015 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 15m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-020 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 20m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-025 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 25m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-030 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 30m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-040 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 40m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-050 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 50m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-075 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 75m |
|
FDR |
MC220731V-100 |
NVIDIA active fiber cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, 100m |
|
FDR |
MC2207130-0xx |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, 4X QSFP, 56Gb/s, 30AWG, up to 3m |
|
FDR |
MC2207126-00x |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, 4X QSFP, 56Gb/s, 26AWG, up to 6m |
|
FDR |
MC2207128-00x |
NVIDIA passive copper cable, VPI, up to 56Gb/s, QSFP, up to 3m |
Firmware Upgrade
Firmware upgrade may be performed directly from any previous version to this version. To upgrade firmware, please refer to the NVIDIA Firmware Tools (MFT) package at
network.nvidia.com/products/adapter-software/firmware-tools/
This firmware version complies with the NVIDIA Switches Programmer’s Reference Manual (PRM), Rev 1.40 or later.